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Meaning Of Answerable
a.
Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account;
liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable;
responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be
answerable for a debt, or for damages.
a.
Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a
satisfactory answer.
a.
Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.
a.
Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an
achievement answerable to the preparation for it.